Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1927, Page 25

]HFU("! show that in a few years one |in elght will die of heart disease, one in seven of cancer #nd one in six of apoplexy mor high blood pressure. If SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC DANGER IS SENSED BY SURGEON HEREI::\:(v;';(;:‘Yk.r::‘kemev:g'bo;i‘ s::;vm!i}tw:‘: Nat‘ 1 M d.cal G I W d bm‘xutl:"w ":\“}{d.\xl;mnnspr, president of | iona ed1 roup Is Warned o liness More Serious Than 1918 | the Catha {ospital Associgtion, s Influenza Scourge. | that under the direction of the Amer can Collgge of Surgeons ihe hospitals of the cojintry had been revolutionized n the past fe so that persons now have: the ic “going to @ hos- al togeet well instead of to die. Change in Hospitals. of treating any sort of sme is gone,"” An average of vle of the United 500,000 individual hospitals _ever day ber Moulinie f th ates and Canada are ciated with some a smallpox_ epidemic | vances in medic than the in. 10 of | The United of the great practice Recalls Great Names “Wher Waiter Reed d veliow fever, t on the s e lax enforcement of v Dr. Allen Craig of Chica director of the A Surgeons, said last munit; health District Medi Dr, Craig point increase of sm can cities In t spite the fuc malady is consi scourge of the | increase in la healing cults who are to accine as a filthy sonous serum. He showed mo pletures depicting the care and clear liness with which vaceine is mant factured. Hits at “Fanatics.” “There is one organi fon in Wash h raised this a short time istory of wedi; And an )y made | YO 2 » of the s s Reed's He was health officer of the power of Gen nd him, he started By ) vem ow fever had been eradicated rom the city he went to the Canal Zone » floundered for two years by untrained politicians, to remove him. Finally ild have succeeded if it had for another very great man happened to be in the White use at that time, Theodore Roose Roosevelt gave Gorgas power to orce his orders. In the period be tween March and September yellow fever, which had been rampant in as bad | panama for 150 years, was completely | obs¢ture disease your body to be [ down | ywiped out subjected to an autopsy. 1 have done children on the street 2 : o e ». It will be done with the greatest boys in the public schools of Chicago, World War Examination carey and reverence." If ‘one of them develgped a fatal in 'hen came the World War. Gor-| Dr. George David Stewart, presi fectious disease and I was convinced orough medical | dent-elect of the American College of that the citv had not taken prop lists, of every | Surgeons, spoke on adding years to precautlons for his protection. T wo We all know b fihi(u\'),':n for a million doilars ar cent of the die,” ge Are we going to let fax young men of the country were found xz;)nrd :7n m;(- way of saving llv ? vsically unfit for war, yet without reDr: Franklin Martin of Chicago, di- examination they would not have b rfi:"ewl of the American Col- | known there was anything the matter e CF Surgeons, said that the object | with them. Gorgas demonstrated the of the organization was to improve the | great value of periodic medical exam- proved by one application of practice of surgery, hospital surround- | inations for apparently well people. ings and “to teach the value of scien The dangerous period is frém the tific medicine in distinction to age of 40 on. Men ond women come fancies and inadequate medicine.” to 40 well, vigorous and ready to carry ‘Washington, he said the 1d on their shoulders.” Yet sta- esl Hloodmard & Lothrap DOWN STAIRS STORE Continuing Our Semi-Annual Sale Pure Wool Seamless Axminster RUGS Values That He’retofo\re Have Not Been Possible (Slight Irregulars) when you went to the vou remained_th fent of ysician. Now, in a hos- h 1 accepted the minimum stavglards of the American College of sure vou are the hospital's atitynt ns have seen a n ligh ve no patients | whitth belor | Thegy belong to the patient ves the benefit of experts in merly al ‘Boc use Ameri ases in s of scientific medicine. “Diagnosis is no longer guess work I umderstand that the Mayo brothers have risen from 20 per cent correct diaggoses a few years ago to 95 per cent, They have been able to do this because they perform autopsies on the cases where they fail and never malte the same mistake again. If you : . wanlt to do a real service to humanity{ - aslon put in your will that if you die of any To my mind it is e gun and sh lled in the draft the result. Thirty pe id D ‘Men_don’" Stewart fAc_m'ERupnous nsightly and annoying—im- PRICES $42-95 PRICES We have secured these very high-grade Rugs to sell at these low prices because they have been termed as Slightly Imperfect by the maker, one of the best-known in this country. Most of them look and will wear like perfect rugs. Superior Quality Axminster Rugs Pure Wool Rugs, stamped with the mak- ers’ name on the back—which you will instantly recognize as the best-known maker of Axminster Rugs in the country. Every rug is splendidly made for many years of hard wear. L] Take Advantage of the Savings—Tomorrow DOWN STAIRS STORE Sale—300 Smart Rayon WashFrocks In New Styles for Spring Durable—Will Give Years of Service Splendidly made Axminster Rugs are as durable and satisfactory as any domestic rug can be; as these are the best make, which we have sold for years, you know that they will be satisfactory. Deep pile, soft and velvety. First Time Shown $ . There’s a freshness of style and a crispness of material that, combined with the unusual values, will prove irresistible to the economy- interested women. JR All wanted shades for Spring. Kimono sleeves. Full cut. Sizes 36 to 44 All have new necklines and are in popular one-piece models. They are not finished like ordinary $1 Dresses, but have the same fin- ish you insist upon when selecting your finer dresses. DOWN STAIRS STORR THE EVENING ST ‘They kill themselves. Ome hundred thousand die of cancer and still more of heart disease, a great deal of which could be prevented if tiken in time. Somebody has defined human life as a proportionate growth of strength, | stature and nervous force and a like proportionate decline toward death. Honest striving after an ideal is one of the greatest forces to make people live lonj “Civilization has_brought the dis eases of old age. But it must be re- membered that civilization alone has made old age possible. The animals and primitive men never survive to old age. Man has Introduced n new factor into the economy of nature, mutual aid.” Care of Babies. Dr. John Osborn Polak, of obstetrics at the Long Island lege Hospital, spoke on the effica pre-natal care in fowering the death rate of infants. He sald that 350,000 babies die in the United States every vear in the first month and 10 per cent of them dle the day after birth because of inherited diseases. Dr. Po- lak gave specific directions for proper pre-natal care, with early examina- tion of the mother as a prime requi- professor ol- . Charles H. Mayo of Rechester, spoke on “Growing Old Grace- r. Mayo said that he has no use “that bunk, gland transplanta- WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 19,” 1927. test aids to a happy old age was | clety: Upon him les the responsi- & healthy interest in nature. Crime News Segregation. developing into a great educational influence, but have just begun to get thelr “eyes off the ground and circula- tion."” “I hope to see the day,” he said, “when ail crime news will be gated to one section of the paper sport mews is now “Old age,” said Dr. is inherited. The first rec a long time is to pick good parents Two-thirds of our old people hav vived because of great cell en herited from their fathers mothers. “Man has less than 10,000,000,G)( brain cells when he is born and a ®ood deal depends on how he develop: them. The M ian law is im mutable, It takes ages to make a man. Reversal to lower type in human breeding i sport or At the Dr. Frank Le Moyne Hupp of Wheel- ing, W. Va., spoke on the instruction of the physician in the present statns of the cancer problem Family Doctor's Task. “Far too often,” he said, “incipient cases are turned from the doctor’s door, told that there is no danger. The problem rests with the family practitioner. No great specialist can see what he sees. The edu: 'Mnrn of of so. I'he | bility of early diagnosis. Out ot every 100 tumors of the breast, for instance, |70 per cent are not cancer and mest He sald that the newspapers m-u| of the remaining 30 per eent cun be completely cured il treatmept is glven tn time. “The cause of cancer is not com- pletely understood. It js flot heredi- tary, but a predisposition may be trangmitted. It is net infectious. Its Jevelopment depends on personal hy- giene. In some forms early treatment wives the only possible cure. \ere s a wide difference between knowledge of the expert on can- or and that of the average medical The expert must ingtruct the 5. The rost of expert dingnosis nost prohibitive to the average jent. The tamlly doctor should be ) trained that he can at least develop easonable suspiclon.” The meeting last right concluded he twoday session here of the sur Prince Edward Island was named the Duke of Kent, father of Queen 19 UP). | constitutional amendment women to hold major State officés, would be submitted to a vote of the people, was adopted late yostorday hy ;. Oklahoma House of Hepresent: tives, ‘Women Gain in Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., January A resolution, under which a permitting Think of the Service Your Have Given You without the et very le pretty well at sea and really Consult Our Graduate et ve ; OPTOMETRIST erinted Woodward & Lnthrap 10th, 11th, F and G Streets FOR MADEMOISELLE Quaint Bouffant Taffeta Frocks A new collection of taffeta frocks—Mademoiselle’s favorite fashion for afternoon and evening—has been as sembled for the teas, receptions and dances on the Debu tante’s social calendar. $29.50 to $39.50 Taffeta corded—taffeta in ruffles or with tulle—in crisp frocks—tight of bodice, with bouffant skirts taffeta frocks in all the new Sketched—Row on row of pink taffeta ruffles, bows of velvet ribbon and a new neckline make this dainty evening frock, $39.50. Misses' Dress Section, Thind floo: The Misses’ i CTNEVE A bit newer—a bit pring shades. $39.50. smarter are these Sketched-—Corded Monkeyskin taffeta afternoon dress, with a graceful lace collar that simulates a cape in back, Tailored Suit In the Spring 1927 . Versions $99-50 o 34950 Smart young women will wear these suits this Spring—some are wearing them now under their fur coats. The Compose Suit, with jacket of green velveteen and skirt of green and gray tweed. The Single-button suit of Trousers fabric. Low-belted, Short-coated Suit Double-breasted of novelty tweed. Link-button Navy Blue Twill Suit, . with wrap-around style skirt. Mannish Tailored Suit, of hairline striped and checked fabrics. " ‘The Sult sketched, $49.50 Mlases’ Buit Bectien, Third eer. et | B Perfect Diamonds 708 7th St. N.W. Special Purchase and Sale Women'’s Furted Winter Coats 4 3690 1 $89:50 Handsome Winter Every of these coats that were made to sell for would regularly be marked . A much higher. much higher prices. L s coats one Fabrics—Venise, Lustrosa, Petina, Velsheen and Suede Fabrics—Venise, Lustrosa, Suede and Broadcloth. Furs—Lynx, Natural and Dyed Squirrel, Palmi, Wolf, Kit Fox, Caracul and Fox. Furs—Natural and Dyed Squirrel, Lynx, Sable, Kit Fox, W and Caracul. Rock f, Fox In Every Desirable Color Colors Women's Coat Section, Third floor Season’s Smartest Fine Imported Metal Brocades $6 and $7-50 yard 55" to $15 livery woman will want to take advantage of these reduced prices—for it is seldom that one finds fine quality imported metallic brocade so greatly reduced. For evening gowns and wraps. for negligees—and for the smart metallic blouses Metallic Embroidered T affetas $4-50 yard ¥, Crisp taffeta—so much the vogue, especially for eveni wear—is exquisitely embroidered with silver or In smart evening shades Silk Section, Second Soor. 200 Pairs---Women’s Shoes Were $10 $7‘45 s $9.45 to $15 Qur finer shoes have been greatl because broken sizes. Included in this sale, a tent leather black satin and fine alligator in oxford one and two strap models. re is Cuban, Spanish and spike AAA5t06'5, 7,8, AA4to7; Adto 7! B3t071:C2',t07.8 Third fic New Spring Shades in Women’s All-Silk Chiffon Hose, $3 The first shipment of these in these leading shades for Rose Glace Peach Glace Orchid_Glace Lotus Mint Glace Parchment Hgsiers Section. First flo heer silk | Mauve Ivory Platinum French Nude Gazelle Rachelle Biscnit Chaural Pelican Nagree Men’s French Hand-Rolled Tape Bordered Initial Handkerchiefs speciar $ Cut-out ini Handkerchiefs are of fine « linen, with French hand-rolled tape borders sortment of colors. Exceptional value Handkerchiof st floo al Als., Little Women’s Compose Dresses Special $2 5 1f you are 5 feet, 4 inches—-or less vou'll be interested in thesc smart dresses that have been especially designed to meet your require- ments. The newest fashion note — the compose theme is effectively used to give height where needed, slenderness where desired—and smartness in the toute ensemble. Sketched—Mother QGoose and Marron Glace georgette have been smatrtly combined in compose fioor.